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Last night Jessie, who plays loud-mouthed Kat Moon in the BBC soap, flaunted the sparkler at the British Soap Awards, as she declared to the News of the World: 'He's the love of my life, I've never been this happy with a man before. He's absolutely wonderful.'

All smiles: Jessie, who plays loud-mouthed Kat Moon in the BBC soap, flaunted the sparkler at the British Soap Awards, where she appeared with on-screen husband Shane Richie

Jessie was spotted with Vince for the first time as they arrived in Manchester for the British Soap Awards yesterday. The pair were earlier seen cuddling outside his house in Claygate, Surrey, yesterday.

An onlooker told NOTW: 'It was obvious how in love they are.They just couldn't keep their hands off each other and didn't care who was watching.'

Ring in the news: The EastEnders star has done her best to shield her husband-to-be from the spotlight since she was pictured flashing a giant rock on her finger on set this week

The pair met while Vince catered for the actors on set. He runs The
Catering Company, which specialises in feeding actors on TV and movie
sets, having been in the business for 20 years.

The source added: 'She didn't want to jinx things but she's not too worried about people finding out now because, after all, he is her future husband.

'But she's determined not to turn their relationship into a publicity stunt.'

The actress's screen alter ego Kat Moon has recently been seen in some emotional scenes as the controversial EastEnders' baby swap storyline finally came to an end.

Friends hope the engagement spells an end to her turbulent love life.

She has already been engaged twice - to actor Tommy O'Neill and policeman Dave Morgan, father of her six-year-old daughter Tallulah.

At 17 she also dated double killer David Paris, who killed a man with his bare hands at the age of 15 and later strangled his wife.

She has also had relationships with millionaire Paul Whitworth, who was friends with gang boss Reggie Cray, as well as EastEnders co-star Billy Murray.

Kat and screen husband Alfie, played by Shane Richie, had been grieving for their son Tommy since the New Year, when Ronnie Branning (Samantha Womack) swapped the dead body of her own baby James for their baby.

But four months later, Ronnie finally confessed to what she had done before handing herself into police - leading to her imprisonment for the crime.

Reunited: Kat and Alfie Moon - played by Jessie Wallace and Shane Richie - have been involved in emotional scenes in EastEnders as their infant son was returned to them

Jessie recently admitted that suddenly having their son back 'won't be easy for Kat and Alfie'.

She said it would be a struggle for Kat to go from a grieving woman to suddenly caring for a baby after missing out on months of important bonding.

The controversial EastEnders storyline sparked more than 8,400 complaints to Ofcom.